2015 Event Officials find that Andreas Lubitz, co-pilot of downed Germanwings Flight 4U 9525, had mental and physical health problems that he hid from the airline; a doctor's note was found excusing him from work on the day that he crashed the plane 2014 Event Martin Salia, a U.S. doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, dies today in a Nebraska hospital; Salia was already in critical condition upon his arrival after medical transport from West Africa 2014 Event Martin Salia, a U.S. doctor working in Sierra Leone, is being stabilized for transport to a Nebraska hospital after contracting the Ebola virus; Salia was not working in a hospital treating the virus, and the source of his infection is not clear 2014 Event Botswana doctor Matshidiso Moeti will serve as new director of the World Health Organization office in Africa; Moeti will be instrumental in prevention of additional Ebola outbreaks and in restoration of health care facilities in Ebola-hit nations 2014 Event A Van Gogh painting, 'Still Life, Vase with Daisies, and Poppies', sells for $61.8 million, exceeding its estimated worth of $50 million; the artist painted the work at his doctor's home shortly before his death 2014 Event Craig Spencer, a U.S. doctor who served with Doctors Without Borders, is now in stable condition after contracting Ebola; Spencer began showing symptoms of the virus a day after commuting to various locations around New York City 2014 Event American doctor Craig Spencer has been diagnosed with Ebola after recently returning to New York from Sierra Leone; Spencer rode the subway, went bowling, and took a taxi the day before he began displaying symptoms 2014 Event A home-based colon cancer screening test by Exact Sciences Corp. has received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; patients must receive a doctor's prescription in order to purchase the test 2014 Event Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, the key Sierra Leone doctor fighting the Ebola virus, dies after succumbing to the disease 2014 Event Reports of delays at U.S. Veterans Administration facilities has created temporary unity in Congress as lawmakers seek to address the scandal; thousands of veterans have waited at least three months to see a doctor; many have never been seen at all 2013 Event A special episode of the British science fiction program 'Doctor Who' called, 'The Day of the Doctor' broadcasts simultaneously to 94 countries in celebration of the show's 50th Anniversary; the broadcast earned a Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama 2013 Event Actor Peter Capaldi, of Scotland, lands the role of the Doctor in the twelfth incarnation of the 'Doctor Who' British science fiction show 2004 Death Katharina Dalton, doctor/writer, coined the phrase pre-menstrual syndrome, PMS, dies at 88 2003 Death Robert Atkins, diet doctor, Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution, dies at 72 2003 Death Carlo Urbani, WHO doctor, ", president of the Italian branch of ""Doctors without Borders,"" died of SARS after helping to identify it, " 2000 Death Dr. Rene Favaloro, doctor, invented heart by-pass surgery, dies at 77 1998 Death Mary Calderone, doctor/writer, Talking With Your Child About Sex, dies at 94 1997 Death Colin Franklin, doctor, dies at 67 1996 Death Haing S Ngor, doctor/actor (Killing Fields), dies at 45 1995 Death Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77 1995 Death Irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro, doctor/social reformer, dies at 79 1995 Event World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates Mount Sinai 1995 Death Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist, dies at 86 1995 Death Robert Bolt, British playwright (Doctor Zhivago, Bounty), dies at 70 1994 Death Ruth Evelyn Mansfield, doctor, dies at 92 1994 Death Katherine Elliots, doctor, dies at 75 1994 Death Garson Romalis, abortion doctor, killed (no arrests) 1994 Death Boris B Yegorov, Russian doctor/cosmonaut (Voskhod I), dies at 56 1994 Death John Bayard Britton, abortion doctor, killed by Paul Hill 1994 Death Michel van Rooy, Dutch actor (Doctor Vlimmen, The Attack), dies at 43 1994 Death Stuart Berger, doctor (Immune Power Diet), dies from obesity at 40 1993 Death Philip P Cohen, Doctor (Nobel), dies at 85 1993 Death Djillali Belkhenchir, Algerian doctor, murdered at 52 1993 Event George Tiller, abortion doctor, shot in his arms by Rachelle Shannon 1993 Death David Gunn, abortion doctor, killed by Michael Griffin at 47 1993 Death M Eleonore Lippits, 1st Dutch female missionary doctor, dies at 85 1992 Death Frankie Howerd, actor (Carry on Doctor, Up the Front), dies at 70 1991 Death John Lawrence, doctor, dies 1990 Event "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" by Vincent Van Gogh sold for $825 million 1989 Event "Doctor Doctor," TV Comedy starring Matt Frewer, debuts on CBS-TV 1983 Event "Theme From Doctor Detroit" by Devo peaks at #59 1982 Birthday Billie Piper, born in Swindon, England, singer, actress, pop singer, appeared as Rose Tyler in television series, 'Doctor Who' 1981 Event Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower 1980 Death Herman Tarnower, doctor (Scarsdale Diet), killed by Jean Harris 1979 Death Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns 1976 Death Warner Anderson, actor (Doctor, Lineup, Peyton Place), dies at 65 1973 Event Neil Simon's "Good Doctor," premieres in New York City 1973 Birthday Adam Garcia, born in Wahroonga, Australia, actor, tap dancer, appeared on 'Doctor Who', appeared in films, 'Wilde', 'Coyote Ugly', 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen' 1972 Death John Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79 1971 Event Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office 1969 Death Jack Kerouac, U.S. writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 1968 Death Lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70 1965 Death Adriaan F Dussenbroek, Dutch doctor/co-founder (UNA), dies at 72 1965 Death Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68 1963 Event "Doctor Who," the long-running British sci-fi series debuts in England 1963 Event Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone" 1962 Birthday Taslima Nasrin, born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, doctor turned author, fled Bangladesh to live in exile since 1994, radical feminist and critic of Islam, works for New York University 1962 Event Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ 1962 Birthday Clive "Doctor" Jackson, rocker, Dr. and Medics-Laughing at Pieces 1962 Death H Trendley Dean, doctor (introduced fluoridation into water) 1961 Event "Doctor Kildare," debuts on NBC-TV 1961 Birthday Doctor Robert, Bruce R Howard, rocker, Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways 1960 Event Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1959 Birthday Sean Young, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actress, Dune, Young Doctor in Love 1959 Birthday Paul McGann, born in Liverpool, England, actor, breakout role in BBC's The Monocled Mutineer, appeared as Eighth Doctor in 1996 television movie, Dr. Who 1959 Event Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1958 Event Dr. F. Mason Sones is 1st doctor to perform a coronary angiogram 1958 Event "Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak published in US 1958 Birthday Matt Frewer, Washington D.C., actor, Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor 1957 Birthday Tom Bailey, born in England, rocker, Thompson Twins-Doctor Doctor 1957 Birthday Tom Bailey, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Thompson Twins-Doctor Doctor 1956 Death Joseph Erlanger, U.S. doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), dies 1954 Event Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor 1954 Birthday Galina Vasilyevna Amelkina, Russia, doctor/cosmonaut 1953 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Doctor Mellifluus 1953 Event 1st woman army doctor commissioned (FM Adams) 1952 Birthday Salvador Pineda, Mexico City, doctor 1949 Death Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65 1944 Death Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder 1941 Birthday Geoffrey Davies, English actor, Doctor at Sea, Doctor on the Go 1937 Birthday Boris Borisovich Yegorov, U.S.S.R., doctor/cosmonaut, Voskhod I 1937 Birthday Zohra Lampert, New York City, actress, Doctor's Hospital 1936 Birthday Virginia Maskell, actress, Suspect, Doctor in Love, Man Upstairs 1935 Birthday Jules Croiset, Dutch actor, Help, Doctor Verzuipt! 1934 Birthday Diana Sands, New York City, actress, Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife 1931 Birthday Janice Rule, born in Norwood, Ohio, actress, Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife 1931 Death Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies 1931 Birthday Sawako Ariyoshi, Japanese writer, Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife 1930 Birthday Gerry Davis, born in England, science-fiction writer, wrote British television soap operas Coronation Street and United!, script editor for Doctor Who 1929 Death Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 1927 Birthday Rachel Roberts, born in Llanelly, Wales, actress, Foul Play, Doctor's Wife 1925 Birthday Virginia E Johnson, doctor/sexologist, Masters and Johnson 1924 Birthday Hattie Jacques, Kent England, actress, Carry on Doctor 1923 Birthday Donald Sinden, England, actor, Doctor at Large, Mogambo, Simba 1923 Birthday Sembene Ousmane, Senegalese author/novelist/director, Doctor Noir 1922 Birthday Rex Allen, Wilcox, Arizona, cowboy singer, Dr. Baxter-Frontier Doctor 1922 Birthday Stanley K Runcorn, British geophysicist, Doctor of Utrecht 1921 Birthday Brian Moore, Ireland, novelist, Catholics, Doctor's Wife 1921 Birthday Abe Jan Koldijk, SS-physician, Limburg's family doctor 1920 Birthday Patrick Troughton, actor, Doctor Who 1920 Birthday Henry Heimlich, doctor/inventor, Heimlich maneuver 1919 Death Victor A D Segalen, Max Anely, French ship's doctor/writer, dies 1918 Birthday Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor 1918 Birthday T Berry Brazelton, doctor, On Being a Father 1916 Birthday Irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro, doctor/social reformer 1914 Birthday Kenneth More, born in England, actor, 39 Steps, Doctor in the House 1912 Birthday Ernest Clark, born in London, England, actor, Doctor in the House 1912 Birthday Derek Farr, London, actor, 8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large 1911 Birthday Warner Anderson, born in Brooklyn, actor, Doctor, Lineup, Matthew-Peyton Place 1910 Death Hawley H Crippen, doctor/murderer, executed 1910 Birthday Elizabeth Blackwell, Hastings, 1st woman doctor of medicine 1908 Birthday Reginald Beckwith, York England, actor, Genevieve, Doctor in Love 1908 Birthday Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist 1907 Birthday M Eleonore Lippits, 1st Dutch female missionary doctor 1907 Birthday Ralph Michael, born in London, England, actor, Quest, Doctor in the House 1906 Event George Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London 1903 Birthday Barbara Moore, doctor, walked across U.S. in 86 days in 1960 1902 Birthday Ruth Evelyn Mansfield, doctor 1898 Birthday John J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship's doctor/writer/poet, El Dorado 1898 Birthday Marie J Hugenholtz, Doctor Grandi, surgeon on Curacao 1890 Birthday Norman Bethune, Canada, Doctor in Spain and China 1884 Birthday Davidson Black, born in Canada, doctor of anatomy, identified Peking Man 1883 Birthday Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist, ear doctor 1875 Birthday Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist, Nobel 1954 1874 Birthday Joseph Erlanger, doctor, shock therapy-Nobel 1944 1862 Death Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 1856 Event Doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning 1838 Birthday Arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist 1835 Birthday Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch gouvernement doctor on Saint Maarten 1833 Birthday Samuel A. Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth 1832 Birthday Mary Edwards Walker, U.S., doctor/women's rights leader 1832 Birthday Hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor 1799 Birthday Prosper Meniere, French ear doctor, Meniere Syndrome 1786 Birthday Justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer 1724 Death Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54 1667 Event Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys, French doctor, performs 1st blood transfusion 1656 Event 1st Jewish doctor in U.S., Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland 1554 Death Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies 430 Death Saint Augustine, saint and Doctor of the Church, patron saint of brweers, printers, and theologians, dies at age 75 354 Birthday Saint Augustine, born in Souk Ahras, Algeria, saint and Doctor of the Church, patron saint of brweers, printers, and theologians
